Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy

As the zebra herds dwindled, so lions became a greater threat to livestock and the predators retreated, under fire, to the mountain forests and moors. These days, the non-profit Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy is doing good work with waifs and strays and has an active bongo breeding programme which is now working on reintroductions. The conservancy, resembling something out of Dr. Doolittle, hosts llamas, pygmy hippos, cheetahs, adorable patas monkeys and even the late William Holden’s 100-year-old tortoise.